A Glaswegian Odyssey: Part 2
The second instalment of action in the Braehead home double header had a lot to live up to after a gripping clash with Belfast the previous night, but I had my doubts. It was to be my third encounter with…
Braehead oust Dundee in a closely contested game
Braehead Clan 5 – 4 Dundee Stars There were plenty of goals but little to get pulses truly racing in this inter-Scottish game. The first period of play saw momentum shift from one side to the other: Braehead would ramp…
A Glaswegian Odyssey: Part 1
It was Friday. And according to my pre-game preamble, I had some promises to keep. I started at the very beginning. It seemed like a decent sort of a place to start. And I only went and did it: I…
A Glaswegian Odyssey: Prologue
So, this weekend, I’m off to Glasgow to take in not one but TWO hockey games, and in true ‘I’m a proper writer, innit’ style, I’m going to preview the action ahead and perhaps hazard a prediction or two, before…
Coming to a rink near you… The Game-Killer (or, why I’m unintentionally ruining hockey).
I wrote in a recent post that the Elite League is providing some of the best entertainment in UK sport. And I still maintain that view; take for example the 13 goal Edinburgh v Hull thriller in December. Or the…